Viswanathan Anand, the famous Indian grand master refused from participation in the coming chess championship in Lebanon in order to train for the international tournament dedicated to the 75-th birthday of 9-th world champion Tigran Petrosian. To note, the tournament is to be held in June in Moscow, where the Armenian and the world chess teams will meet. Anand will head the world team, while the Armenian team will be headed by world champion Garry Kasparov.